Jay-Z Sued For Stealing Parts Of His Own Memoir

Madame Noire:

Did Jay-Z plagiarize parts of his best-selling book “Decoded”?

That’s what Patrick White is alleging in a lawsuit he filed against the superstar, Dream Hampton and Random House last week.

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Comments

[lousackman420]

11:52 AM on 06/21/2012

I wouldn't be surprised, rappers steal other peoples lyrics/songs all the time.

[TheFabOne]

11:15 PM on 06/20/2012

He was sampling his own life story.

[9thWonder]

08:25 PM on 06/20/2012

Guess he has been listening to his wife's advice...

[bayonet division]

12:15 PM on 06/20/2012

They tryin' to catch him writin' dirty...

[gibby1855]

08:52 AM on 06/20/2012

Who cares, no one......really

[Leilani lei]

10:59 PM on 06/19/2012

If this isn't an extension of 50 Shades of Gray, I'm not interested.

[bigshotprof]

08:44 PM on 06/19/2012

This reminds me of when Charles Barkley claims he was misquoted by his autobiography.

[Absolute]

05:38 PM on 06/19/2012

I'm going to say Jay-Z too. I'm going to claim that he used my diary to write his memoir. Hey, it could work.

[ohslimgoody]

05:26 PM on 06/19/2012

Charlies Dickens anyone!

[Marcia75]

04:55 PM on 06/19/2012

Love it!

[Netta Chinn]

04:38 PM on 06/19/2012

“The book contains various expressions/colors/phrases, which correlates to my work,” White alleges. “After contacting or attempting to contact the co-author, I got no reply.”

do not give him royalty payments out out of your book, write this dude a 6 figure check and send him on his way....

Thirsty much?

[ontariogirl]

02:50 PM on 06/19/2012

Ok then.

[leorangerie]

02:36 PM on 06/19/2012

How do you even find a lawyer for filing something this stupid?

[wkingsolomon77]

09:26 PM on 06/19/2012

U call 1-800-law

[makaveli1990]

11:08 PM on 06/19/2012

thanks for your comment died laughing haha